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Prices in the Midwest Region, as measured by the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U), increased 0.2 percent in August.
Private industry employer costs for employee compensation among the four regions of the country ranged from $36.11 per hour in the South to $47.54 in the Northeast in June 2023.
Prices in the Midwest Region, as measured by the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U), advanced 0.3 percent in July.
Data Series | Back Data |
Mar 2023 |
Apr 2023 |
May 2023 |
June 2023 |
July 2023 |
Aug 2023 |
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Civilian Labor Force(1) |
416.6 | 418.1 | 419.2 | 419.3 | 419.2 | (p)418.3 | |
Employment(1) |
407.9 | 409.4 | 410.5 | 410.9 | 410.9 | (p)410.5 | |
Unemployment(1) |
8.7 | 8.7 | 8.7 | 8.5 | 8.3 | (p)7.9 | |
Unemployment Rate(2) |
2.1 | 2.1 | 2.1 | 2.0 | 2.0 | (p)1.9 | |
Total Nonfarm(3) |
433.9 | 434.0 | 435.1 | 437.1 | 436.4 | (p)436.1 | |
12-month % change |
2.0 | 2.2 | 2.3 | 2.2 | 1.6 | (p)1.5 | |
Mining and Logging(3) |
18.5 | 18.9 | 19.1 | 19.8 | 19.7 | (p)19.2 | |
12-month % change |
21.7 | 21.2 | 20.1 | 22.2 | 19.4 | (p)13.6 | |
Construction(3) |
26.1 | 25.5 | 25.6 | 25.5 | 25.3 | (p)25.0 | |
12-month % change |
-1.5 | -2.3 | -0.8 | -1.9 | -1.9 | (p)-3.8 | |
Manufacturing(3) |
27.4 | 27.2 | 27.2 | 27.7 | 27.6 | (p)27.7 | |
12-month % change |
1.5 | 0.4 | -0.7 | 1.5 | 0.4 | (p)1.1 | |
Trade, Transportation, and Utilities(3) |
91.9 | 91.5 | 91.8 | 92.0 | 92.2 | (p)91.9 | |
12-month % change |
1.5 | 1.3 | 1.2 | 1.3 | 1.1 | (p)1.1 | |
Information(3) |
5.6 | 5.6 | 5.7 | 5.6 | 5.6 | (p)5.6 | |
12-month % change |
-3.4 | -3.4 | -1.7 | -5.1 | -5.1 | (p)-5.1 | |
Financial Activities(3) |
24.4 | 24.4 | 24.2 | 24.2 | 24.3 | (p)24.0 | |
12-month % change |
0.0 | -0.4 | -0.8 | -1.2 | -0.8 | (p)-2.0 | |
Professional & Business Services(3) |
35.1 | 35.2 | 35.0 | 35.5 | 35.6 | (p)35.3 | |
12-month % change |
1.4 | 2.0 | 1.7 | 2.9 | 2.9 | (p)2.0 | |
Education & Health Services(3) |
68.0 | 67.9 | 67.8 | 68.4 | 68.1 | (p)68.3 | |
12-month % change |
2.4 | 2.3 | 2.1 | 2.7 | 0.3 | (p)0.6 | |
Leisure & Hospitality(3) |
40.1 | 40.7 | 40.9 | 40.6 | 40.7 | (p)40.7 | |
12-month % change |
3.4 | 6.0 | 5.7 | 4.1 | 4.4 | (p)3.8 | |
Other Services(3) |
14.9 | 15.0 | 15.3 | 15.4 | 15.7 | (p)15.2 | |
12-month % change |
1.4 | 2.7 | 5.5 | 4.1 | 6.1 | (p)2.7 | |
Government(3) |
81.9 | 82.1 | 82.5 | 82.4 | 81.6 | (p)83.2 | |
12-month % change |
0.4 | 0.9 | 1.2 | 0.2 | -0.5 | (p)2.0 | |
Footnotes |